Fernweh: May 2016

Totototomatoes

Continuing my 88 farm work days in Childers picking cherry tomatoes, which is poorly paid with $6 per bucket and makes survival a rather difficult challenge. Nevertheless, living in the Sugar Bowl hostel accompanied by good people makes me enjoy the small town life in the middle of nowhere. Reunited with old friends from Sydney and my boyfriend Nick, we're making the best of the hard work. It is physically the hardest work I have ever done in my life, but a good experience. Spending 8h on the field under Queensland's boiling sun keeps the body fit and to its limits.

Day by day, I wake up at 4am in the morning to take the bus to work, although it spoils me with a stunning sunrise every morning. We work until dusk with a spectacular sunset as reward at the end of the day.
Working 6 days a week, leaves 1 day for little adventures escaping the daily hostel life. The decision to buy a 4x4 as my first car luckily leaves us the flexibility to go places.

Last week, I finally started working as an avocado picker, which is paid hourly and gives us the chance to save up money for a little East Coast roadtrip during July.